All Hail Kale! 3 Kale Recipes for the Super-Food of the Season

This season, Kale is my king of veggies!

Why?

This dark green powerhouse leaf is packed full of iron, calcium, vitamin K and Carotenoids. It also gives you a nice dose of chlorophyll which aids blood in carrying oxygen to our cells and tissues (great to take when traveling). There are endless ways to prepare kale but I’ve provided you with three very different kale recipes to get you started—a raw salad, a warming garlic saute and crispy kale chips.

This is so easy and packed full of all the natural occurring nutrients because it is in its raw form! Discard the spine of the kale and roughly chop the remaining leaves. Toss in large bowl with enough sesame oil and balsamic to massage all the leaves in a light coating. Set aside and let sit for a few hours.

Warm a frying pan on medium heat. Place pine nuts in the frying pan paying careful attention to prevent burning. Toast the nuts until they turn a nice golden brown or become fragrant. Stir occasionally with wooden spoon to prevent burning.

Once your kale has sat in the oil and vinegar enough to relax, add pine nuts, currants and fresh salt. It’s as simple as that! Don’t forget to chew your food! This will aid in the digestion process making it much easier to ‘stomach’.

This is possibly my favorite way to get my greens. It is warming, nutritious and a piece of cake (well, actually a vegetable, but whatever).

Warm your olive oil on medium heat. Add minced garlic and saute for one minute or until a light golden brown. Add kale and move around until completely coated in oil (add more here if needed). After 2 minutes add 1 T of water and cover for 5 minutes or until bright emerald green. Remove from heat and dress with fresh sea salt. Serve.

Hard core raw-foodies tend to own a dehydrator to make delicious raw chips out of veggies. Problem is they’re a bit pricey and rather bulky. You can use your oven on the lowest setting to achieve the same desired effect…you’ll just need about 10 hours :)

Chop your kale and place it in a bowl. Toss with olive oil and spritz the Amino Acids over the kale in a light dust (be careful, this stuff is salty!). Place your kale on a cookie sheet and place in the oven on the lowest setting. Leave for 8-12 hours or until nice and crispy!

About Kathryn Budig

Kathryn Budig is a Los Angeles-based yoga teacher who's also a passionate foodie that loves sharing healthy, organic, and eco-friendly recipes. Her enthusiasm and excitement for life, yoga, and food is infectious, and because of that, has become one of the most widely recognized faces in yoga. She teaches vinyasa flow yoga at Yogaworks Santa Monica, as well as to a vast pool of private clientele. Kathryn has been featured in Yoga Journal and Yogi Times, and on E!.

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